farthing
Example Sentences
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A law in Tudor England levied a fine on anyone who passed gas in church; the fine was set at a farthing.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021
Someone wheels a penny farthing through a town square.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2019
You all are free to put your votes, hearts and contributions wherever you like and we care neither a farthing nor a fig.
From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2019
A man who stole a penny farthing bicycle to ride home was only caught when he tried to sell it on eBay, a court was told.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
"Right. But the worst of it is, they don't give Mr. Shakespeare a farthing for it. And it is his work, after all."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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